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Superfirmino said:
It's not 'stronger by design' it has evolved. However most of the components remain intact. Barcelona were beaten because they hadn't the legs in midfield. We may have lost 3-0 in the first leg. However how many teams out possess the best possession based outfit in the world?

However in the game at Anfield, the style changed slightly, it was more crash, bang wallop. Klopp deployed blitzkreig. It was in your face for 90 minutes, however even that has evolved since Klopp first arrived. It is not as fast paced because it's not possible to do so for 90 minutes.

It's more switching through the gears when it's required to do so. It can go from first gear to 3rd gear and then back down to 1st gear in minutes. It's the defensive solidity that allows to switch through those gears.

Klopp calls it more mature with additional discipline and that is where the evolution is. Can it be evolved even further? Of course. It also takes improvisation and intelligence and quick thinking. It is also taking matters into your own hands. That is exactly what Trent did. He wasn't following instructions, he intelligently improvised and it worked.

Something similar happened against Newcastle. Trent was going to take the free, Virgil said no, leave if for Shaq and told Shaq where to deliver it. Shaq delivered and Divock finished. Again that is clever improvisation and taking matters into your own hands. It delivers results. Is this more evolution? Of course.
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Agreed that we were far more aggressive in the second leg against Barca but if you look at most of our goals, they came from wide areas (cross from Shaqiri, cross from Trent and corner from Trent).

Our style last year allowed us to create through the middle because we had a genius in coutinho, and we had progressive runners from midfield like Can and Ox. When both were injured, we literally crawled over the finishing line, and then we were found wanting in the final once Salah went off because we had no midfield creativity, and we weren’t reliant on full backs to provide the attacking outlet.
 
Jimmy Squarefoot said:
Agreed that we were far more aggressive in the second leg against Barca but if you look at most of our goals, they came from wide areas (cross from Shaqiri, cross from Trent and corner from Trent).

Our style last year allowed us to create through the middle because we had a genius in coutinho, and we had progressive runners from midfield like Can and Ox. When both were injured, we literally crawled over the finishing line, and then we were found wanting in the final once Salah went off because we had no midfield creativity, and we weren’t reliant on full backs to provide the attacking outlet.
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Our system is also set up with the front three fairly narrow and going through the middle. Teams have congested this area more to make it difficult, but now leaves more space out wide for Robertson and Trent. If they try to cut out that then Salah and mane will get more joy
 
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SIR_KENNY_KLOPP_KING said:
For me, it’s the thing we miss most about Gerrard and Coutinho even. We are virtually zero threat from outside of the box.
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True lol. But the amount of times i scream shoot because we are trying to walk it in like arsenal used to. Just a shame the ball always seems to drop perfectly to the wrong ruddy person!
 
  • Liverpool are ready to listen to offers for Xherdan Shaqiri
  • Napoli have made an enquiry for Liverpool defender Nathaniel Clyne
  • Liverpool are following RB Leipzig defender Ibrahima Konate
  • Liverpool are interested in Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez
 
I think the Memphis Depay and Felipe Anderson rumours are hotting up. I would be happy with just both if no other signings were made.
 
888NabyKeita8 said:
  • Liverpool are ready to listen to offers for Xherdan Shaqiri
  • Napoli have made an enquiry for Liverpool defender Nathaniel Clyne
  • Liverpool are following RB Leipzig defender Ibrahima Konate
  • Liverpool are interested in Real Madrid midfielder James Rodriguez
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£15 million asking price for Clyne.
 
Superfirmino said:
I think the Memphis Depay and Felipe Anderson rumours are hotting up. I would be happy with just both if no other signings were made.
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Wouldn't mind Filepe Anderson.

Son't want Depay; not only is he **** he's also a Man Utd reject!
 
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